Agenda item

The North East Area Council Manager introduced this item and provided Members with a detailed report regarding performance of the North East Area Council’s commissioned projects together with a summary performance management report and individual case studies for each service.

Key points to note include:

The Environmental Enforcement service provided by Kingdom Security is working very well.  Members felt that it would be useful to have a breakdown of figures by Ward, as there is a perception that Kingdom do not work equally across all wards.  The Revenue raised from Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for Quarter One, April to June 2017 was £8,748.  Members felt that the figure in respect of FPNs for parking offences would be useful.

The Private Sector Housing and Enforcement Officer has been working closely with residents and managing agents to address housing issues in the area.  A number of case studies were provided for Members’ information.

The final report for the Summer Holiday Internship project (2016) was provided.  It was reported that all 83 interns had gone on to positive destinations such as Further Education or Apprenticeships which were relevant to their career aims.  Out of 83 interns, 7 had gone on to an Apprenticeship (8.4%), an increase from the previous year when 3 out of 108 interns (2.7%) chose to progress to an Apprenticeship.

The first draft of the Village Life community  magazine has been sent to print and will be distributed prior to Christmas.  It was felt that the community magazine was a useful vehicle for self promotion and should be printed in both the summer and winter of each year. 

The job description for a Stop Smoking Specialist is currently being prepared and will be advertised in the New Year once a meeting has taken place with SWYFT.  It is likely that the postholder will be based in the Lift Centre.

RESOLVED that:

(i)            Members note the performance update,  and

(ii)          Agreed that two editions of the Community Magazine should be printed and distributed each year (Summer and Winter) at a cost of approximately £6000.